Matching
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KEY TERMS
Match each of the following terms with its description
below. a. | New Deal | b. | public works programs | c. | Wagner
Act | d. | Social Security system |
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legislation that strengthened the rights of labor unions
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way of providing financial support for those who could not support
themselves
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Roosevelt’s relief, recovery, and reform plans to pull the nation out of
the Depression
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government-funded projects to build public facilities
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
Complete each of the following sentences by
identifying the correct term or phrase in parentheses. Copy the correct answer in the space
provided. Careful of spelling! Include all words.
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New Deal jobs programs gave strong preference to ____________________ (women
with dependent children, men and boys, middle-aged men and women).
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Under New Deal legislation, working conditions for domestic workers
____________________ (improved slightly, improved markedly, were not addressed).
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Roosevelt refused to support strong antilynching legislation because he did not
want to offend ______________________________ (powerful southern congressmen, white businessmen,
Supreme Court justices).
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Those who criticized the New Deal as being socialistic were mainly
_________________________ (radical Progressives, poor Democrats, wealthy Republicans).
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People who believed that the New Deal did not do enough were mainly
_________________________ (Socialists and Progressives, Republicans and Democrats, demagogues and
Bolsheviks).
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The popular Louisiana politician who pushed for a more equal distribution of the
nation’s wealth was ____________________ (Huey Long, Upton Sinclair, Alfred E.
Smith).
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Frustrated by a Supreme Court that had invalidated New Deal programs and
Progressive state laws, Roosevelt attempted to ______________________________ (remove half the
justices, ignore the Court’s rulings, pack the Court with justices he chose).
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
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What criticism did many Progressives make of the New Deal?
a. | It unfairly taxed successful, hardworking people. | b. | It promoted a
regimented, militaristic society. | c. | It did not do enough to redistribute
wealth. | d. | Many of its programs smacked of
“Bolshevism.” |
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Many Republicans criticized the New Deal for ________
a. | going too far in its attempts to reform the economy. | b. | not doing enough to
address the nation’s ills. | c. | failing to address
unemployment. | d. | trying to put an end to the unequal distribution of
wealth. |
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